AnAge entry for Gallirallus australis
Classification (HAGRID: 00615)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Rallidae
Genus: Gallirallus
- Species
- Gallirallus australis
- Common name
- Weka
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 13.8 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 575
- Sample size
- Small
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
One specimen reportedly lived 13.8 years in captivity [0575].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
- [0820] John Dunning (2008), CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses
- [0575] Flower (1938), Furter notes on the duration of life in animals. IV. Birds
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 176339
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account (if available)
- Encyclopaedia of Life
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- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 9125
- Entrez
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- Ageing Literature
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- Images
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